Leading the fire and emergency service to excellence
The Cliff Jones Ambassador Award recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond in their support of accreditation, credentialing, and CPSE as a whole. This year’s recipient is Assistant Chief Matthew Jacoby, CFO, from the Cary Fire Department, North Carolina. Chief Jacoby has shown a strong commitment to CPSE’s mission through a number of roles, including Accreditation Manager for Cary, a CFAI L-1 Peer Assessor, and CPC Peer Reviewer. Chief
Jacoby served as a committee member for the technical competencies
update, and is currently co-coordinator of the North Carolina Accreditation Support Consortium.
Through all these efforts, he helps his peers improve as both individuals through Credentialing and as
organizations by embracing continuous improvement through Accreditation. Chief Jacoby embodies
the spirit of the Cliff Jones Ambassador Award throughout his department and beyond.
Congratulations Chief Jacoby!
The CPSE Cliff Jones Ambassador Award recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond in their support of accreditation, credentialing, and CPSE as a whole. The CPSE staff makes their selection based on their interactions and observations over the prior year.
Learn about other CPSE awards or contact CPSE if you have any questions.
2023 | Leonard Chan and Will Gray, CFO |
2022 | Scott Kujawa, CFO, CTO |
2021 | Ricky Brockman, CFO |
2020 | David Pennington, CFO |
2019 | Mike Pritchard, CFO and Carey Waddell, CFO, CTO, FM |
2018 | Brian Goss, CFO |
2017 | Josh Waldo, CFO, CTO, FM |
2016 | No award given |
2015 | Jerry Nulliner, CFO |
2014 | Neil Rosenberger, CFO, FM |
2013 | Todd LeDuc, CFO |
2012 | Ryan Roberts, CFO, CTO and Ronny J. Coleman, CFO Emeritus |
2011 | Bill Killen, CFO |
2010 | Gary Curmode, CFO, CEMSO |
Learn about other CPSE awards or contact CPSE if you have any questions.